Office of International Services

Events

August

• International student arrivals
• International student orientation
• International host dinner

September

• International Day of Peace
  • Moment of silence (Peace Garden)
  • Speakeasy (Aula)
  • Candlight vigil (Library Lawn)
• Shuttles to Social Security
• Le Petit Chanteur – performance in the chapel by a visiting children’s choir and string quintet from Haiti
• Arlington Street Fair

October

• Road Trip: Edwidge Danticat speaks at SUNY New Paltz
• Garden of Forgiveness Workshop and Symposium (Villard Room)
• International Employment Workshop (w/ CDO in Noyes)

November

• Israel at Heart: Discussion w/ visiting Israeli students
• International Education Week
  • International Photo Contest
    • 250 submissions by students who have traveled, studied, or lived abroad
    • Exhibited in ACDC
    • Prizes awarded!
  • KALEIDOSCOPE: An International Festival
    • Delicious finger foods from around the globe
    • The first international dessert cook-off
    • International music, song, and dance, from within and beyond the gates
    • Slide show of the international photo contest
  • International Squash Challenge
    • Internationals vs Americans (internationals won!)
    • Refreshments served
  • World Peace Flag Ceremony
    • Remarks by President Hill
    • Facilitated by the World Peace Prayer Society
    • A colorful and moving outdoor ceremony featuring campus representatives and flags of dozens of nations.
  • All Week: International Cuisine celebrated in ACDC – a different region each day.
• Thanksgiving at the Meades!

December

January

• Shopping shuttles
• An evening of desserts with President Hill

February

March

• Shopping shuttles
• Activity: Ice Skating!
• Dinner at the Meades

April

• Events associated with the annual auction and sale of Haitian Art
  • Exhibit in Palmer Gallery
  • Panel Discussions or Lectures
  • Artistic Performances
  • Live auction
  • Sale
• Tax Workshop for International Students (w/ Student Employment, in New England Building)

May

• Intercultural Communication Workshop for JYA students
• Study Week Activity
  • 2005: Kaaterskill Falls Hike